Child&#39;s one-piece sleeveless garment



R. L. PARENT. CHILDS ONE-PIECE SLEEVELESS GARMENT.

LICATION FILED SEPT 30 1918 1,332,357, I l' PatentedMar. 2, 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1918.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

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REGINA L. PARENT, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CHILDS ON E-PIECE SLEEVELESS GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

Application'le'd September 30, 1918. Serial No. 256,202.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REGINA L. PARENT, a citizen of the `United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State 'of y'Minnesotzu 'have invented certain new anduse'ful Improvements in Childrens One-Piece Sleeveless `Garments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Particularly, my invention has for its objectto provide an improvement inthe shoulder structure of sleeveless'garments that are adapted to'be made from a single flat-piece of cloth or from a cloth sheet that is adapted to be laid out flat before it is stitched together to form the garment. `In forming the improved shoulder, a shoulder strip, except at one end, is turned overthe 'shoulder and eX- tended up to the neck of the garment, and at its edges, is .stitched to the front and back upper edge iiaps so as to thereby afford a shoulder, not only of neat design, but which is strong and durable and will fit snugly over the shoulders.

This improved shoulder may be applied to various diferent kinds of garments but is especially designed for infants sleeveless garments,'such as outdoor sleeping garments. It, however, makes the best kind of a shoulder for capes, sleeveless raincoats.

i or the like, for adults, as well as for chil-I dren and infants.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views. Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a plan view showing the sheet from which the body of the garment with my improved shoulder structure is adapted to be made;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the improved garment showing a hood also applied thereto;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation with the hood and garment opened up;

Fig. 4e is an enlarged transverse section on the line 4 4; of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a view in section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

In Fig. 1, the numeral 6 indicates the sheet or blank from which the body of the garment is made. This sheet is made up of a back forming portion 6iL and front forming portions `6" and 'shoulder forming stripsc, `all of which parts are `adapted to be made'from a single piece of cloth. When the garment is large and the cloth from which it is to be made is narrow, the front forming sections 6b and back forming section 6a may be separate pieces stitched together on the dotted lines 6d, so as to thereby form a single sheet. The back forming portion 6a, at its upper edge, is provided with a neck forming notch 7 and with rounded edges at 7a. The front forming sections 6b are provided with neck forming notches S and with curvedshoulder forming edges 8a. The curved shoulder forming edges Stare formed by cutting out darts between the shoulder forming strips 6, land the upper ends ofthe front forming portions b; and the curved edges 7a are formed by cutting out darts between the flap 6 and the back forming portion 6a.

The shoulder is formed by stitching the curved edges 7a and 8a to the adjacent edges of the cooperating shoulder forming strips 6a. The seams which connect these edges are preferably of the well known French seam type best illustrated in Figs. l and 5, wherein the said seams are indicated by the numeral 9.

1When the edges 7a and 8 are stitched to the edges of the shoulder forming strips 6, as stated, the neck of the garment will be formed by the notches 7 and 8 and by the upper edges of the shoulder forming strips 6. Preferably, the edges of the shoulder forming strips 6 are parallel, although their edge lines may be varied somewhat. The shoulder forming strips, however, should be narrow and .long portions primarily separated from the back and front forming portions of the garment, eX- cept at their lower ends.

The flaps or front forming portions 6b are adapted tobe overlapped, as shown in Fig. 2, and connected by suitable buttons and operative buttonholes l0. The bottom of the garment may be either open or closed, but in some infants garments, will usually be closed. A suitable hood 1l is stitched onto the edges of the neck forming notches 7 and 8.

A garment with the shoulder structure de scribed can be made from a minimum of cloth or with a minimum of waste in the cloth from which it is made. Where the is of the proper width,

cloth from which the garment is to be made the entire body of the garment may be made from a single piece.

This improved shoulder7 because of the nature of its construction and appearance, I designate as a French shoulder. It will be noted that the improved shoulder has no seams directly on the top of the shoulder, but that it is formed with two seams, the one located forward and the other rearward of the top of the plane of thecentral line of the shoulder. This not only gives better wearing qualities, but a better shape and neater appearance to the shoulder.l y What I claim is:

l. A garment body comprising back and front 'forming portions and shoulder orming strips, the said strips at their lower ends being integrally attached to the garment body, the edges of said shoulder strips and the upper adjacent edges of said front and back forming portions being brought together and united by stitching, the said shoulder strips forming a component part of the garment proper and the extreme upper portions of said back and front portions andshoulder strips being cut to form the neck of the garment.

2. A garment bo y comprising back and front portions and shoulder `forming strips,

the said strips at their lower ends being integrally attached to the garment body, the edges of said shoulder strips and the upper adjacent edges of said front and back forming portions being brought together and united by stitching, the said shoulder strips forming a component part of the garment proper and the eXtreme upper portions of said back and Jfront portions and shoulder strips being cut to form the neck of the garment, and a hood stitched to the upper edges of said back and front and shoulder strips.

3. A sleeveless garment having front and back forming portions and shoulder form ing strips all eut from a single piece of cloth, there being primarily flaring gaps between the edges of said shoulder strips and the back and front forming portions of the garment, said flaring edges being brought together .and connected by stitches so that said integral shoulder strips constitute a component'part of the garment and the top portions of the shoulders thereof.

In testimony whereof I aX my signature in presenceof two witnesses.

REGINA L. PARENT.

Witnesses y HARRY D. KILGoRr., F. D. MERCHANT. 

